Yahoo

Is Vikram Pandit in over his head?

While I was kinda fixated on Jerry ‘Pollyanna’ Yang and his wanton destruction of billions in shareholder equity * , Viki has been flying under the radar.

While Vikram, unlike Jerr, is actually trying to do something, I cannot help this sinking feeling...(read more)

The Chief Yahoo! speaks, and Redmond isn’t listening

Sometime earlier this year, Steve Ballmer, on behalf of Microsoft, made an offer for Yahoo! that was beyond generous.

We all know how that went: the Yahooligans went ballistic, thinking their little piece of the pie was worth more than was offered. After...(read more)

    Hey Jerry, how about that $31 per share offer?

    Kinda looks real good right now, eh?

    When the cash portion was about 22 a share, or the blue sky scenario of $34 per in cash, you turned it down. ...(read more)

    Microsoft loves Yahoo!

    Yahoo, the company, not it's board

    Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly....

    ...and we all know how that ended.

    The same seems to be about to play out in the Redmond vs. Sunnyvale drama, with Microsoft being the spider, and Yahoo! taking up the role of the fly.

    In my SmallBizVista Editorial, I look critically at the issue as it stands today.

    Read the Editorial